Apparatus for holding sleeves



,Oct. 10, 1939.

J. A. PEYTON El AL APPARATUS FOR HOLDING SLEEVES Filed Sept. 19, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 JAMES A. PE YTO/V CHARLES [M PE770N Oct. 10, 1939. J. A. PEYTON ET AL 2,175,308

APPARATUS FOR HOLDING SLEEVES Filed Sept. 19, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JAMES A. PEYTO/V C/fA/FLES (Al/ 57727 L I I album/ S Patented Oct. 10, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE James A. Peyton and Charles W. Peyton, San Antonio, Tex.

Application September 19,- 1938, Serial No. 230,735

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an apparatus for holdlng sleeves, for retaining shirts in correct position.

It is a common practice in laundries to have a small sand bag or similar weight close at hand to place on the shirt after it has been slipped on the sleever device; therefore, when a shirt is inserted over the sleevers there is a tendency for the shirt to creep upward and to prevent this a small sand bag or weight is employed.

It is to be understood that laundries depend greatly on volume production and although the small weight specified is material to the efiiciency of the sleever device, the use of such weight results in a great amount of lost motion upon the part of the laundry worker, thus causing less shirts being laundered.

An object, therefore, of this invention is the construction of simple and eficient means, in-

eluding a novel weight device, that will eliminate the aforesaid 10st motion, thereby stepping up the efliciency of the sleever device.

Another object of the invention is the construction of an easily operated'device which not only will hold a shirt in an efiicient operating position, but which device or apparatus can be manufactured at a relatively small expense.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described-illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention while Figure 2 is a rear view of the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3,

Figure 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44, Figure 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the apparatus, showing particularly the cylinder and its cooperating parts.

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical central sectional view of the weight device.

Figure 7 is an enlarged view in side elevation of the catch device.

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary view in side elevation of the weight arm, vertical rod and vertical support, part of the weight am being shown in section.

Referring to the drawings, in which the preferred embodiment of this invention is shown, I designates a base on which is a suitable hollow body 2. Body 2 supports a horizontal platform 3. Spaced apart upon platform 3 are two sleevers or 5* sleeve uprights 4; these sleeve uprights 4 are hollow so as to be heated in any desired manner.

It is to be understood that these sleeve uprights receive the sleeves of a shirt, in the usual manner. 10

A horizontal bracket 5 is secured preferably to the bottom face of platform 3. This bracket 5 extends beyond one edge of platform 3, and has an elongated slot 6 (Fig. 3) in the extended end. Vertical support I is secured at its lower 15 end upon bracket 5, beyond slot 6. A coupler 8 is secured upon the upper ends of vertical support I. A weight arm 9 is provided, and this arm has a broad inner end l0 (Fig. 8). Vertical rod II is pivotally connected at 12 to the broad end 20, ll) of weight arm 9. A suitable pin l3 extends through coupler 8 and broad end [0, thereby pivotally mounting weight arm 9 upon the vertical support 1. The broad end I0 is provided with an integral overhanging stop M, which limits 5; the upward and outward movement of weight arm 9.

On the outer end of weight arm 9 is pivotally secured the weight device l5. This weight device l5 comprises a concave-convex body 16, con- 30) structed of any suitable material. Within the body is an integral up-standing stud l1. Coupler I8 is pivotally connected to stud I'I (Fig. 6).. Weight arm 9 is adjustably threaded at its outer: end into coupler l8. A suitable detachable pad- 35 ding I9 is placed over the outer face of body I6, and by means of detachable clips 20 the padding is securely held in place upon the body. It is to be noted that clips 20 are on the upper edges of body l6 and padding IS. The weight device I5 40 is adapted to swing down between the sleeve uprights 4, or move to a vertical position, as shown by dotted lines A, Fig. 1.

A treadle bracket 2| is fastened upon base I and a foot treadle 22 is pivotally mounted on 45 this bracket. This foot treadle has a slot 23 near one end (Fig. 1) whereby coupler 24 is adjustably mounted on the foot treadle. The lower end of vertical rod H is adjustably connected to the coupler 24. The outer end of foot treadle 22 is 50 bent at right angles (Fig. 4), and on this end is pivotally mounted foot plate 25. A stud 26 is integral with and extends upwardly from foot treadle 22. A horizontal pin 21 is integral with stud 26. Under pin 21 is a catch 28. This catch 55 28 is provided with an integral release arm 29 directly under the plate 25 The catch 28 is pivotally mounted at 30 upon bracket 3|. Bracket 3| is secured to the upper face of base I A coil spring 32 is secured at one end to lug 33 and at its other end to base I, at 34. When the operators foot presses squarely upon plate 25 the outer end of the foot treadle 22 moves downward, causing the catch 28 to hook over pin 21 and retain the weighted arm 9 in its raised position as shown at A, Fig. 1.

When in this position (A, Fig. 1), and it is desired to release the catch, the operator presses hard down upon the outer portion or edge of the pivotally-mounted plate 25, causing same to engage and actuate the release arm 29, whereupon catch 28 will be disengaged from pin 21, and the weight device I will then move downwardly between the sleeve uprights 4. To prevent too sudden movement of the weight device a cylinder 35 is provided, being attached at 36 (Fig. 5) to the body 2. In this cylinder is piston head 31, and attached to said head is piston rod 38. A horizontal pin 39 extends from the foot treadle 22, and this pin 39 works in slot 49 of piston rod 38. Therefore, it will be seen that piston head 31 forms a cushioning action, whereby the weight device cannot too suddenly descend, and will work in an efiicient manner. If desired, piston head 31 can work against air pressure, or oil, as the operator desires.

In operation, after the shirt has been positioned, with the sleeves thereof over the sleeve uprights 4, then the weight device is permitted to descend between the sleeve uprights until it rests snugly against the shirt, whereby the shirt is held in an efiicient manner during the ironing process.

While we have described the preferred em-- bodiment of our invention and illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to which this invention relates during the extensive manufacture of same, and we, therefore, reserve the right to make such changes or alterations as shall fairly fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. In an apparatus of the character described, a'platform, sleeve uprights rising from said platform in spaced relation to each other, a vertical support carried by said platform opposite space between said uprights, an arm pivoted to the upper end of said support for vertical swinging movement from an elevated position to a lowered position disposing its free end portion between the uprights, a concavo-convexed weight pivoted to the free end of said arm with its convexed surface lowermost and the arm extending into the upper portion of the weight and pivoted to its concaved surface, and actuating means for swinging said arm vertically to move the weight into and out of position to engage a portion of a garment between lower ends of the uprights.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a platform, sleeve uprights rising from said platform in transverse spaced relation to each other, a base having a vertical column supporting said platform, a bracket carried by and extending from said platform, a vertical support rising from said bracket, an arm pivoted to the upper end of said support for swinging movement from an elevated position over the support to a lowered position disposing the arm over the platform with its free end portion between said uprights, a weight pivoted to the free end of said arm for engaging a portion of a garment between lower ends of the uprights, a treadle extending horizontally over said base, a pivotal mounting for said treadle, a rod extending vertically with its lower end pivoted to said treadle and its upper end pivoted to said arm adjacent the pivoted end of the arm, a latch carried by said base for engaging said treadle and releasably holding the treadle depressed with the arm and weight in a raised position, and a check carried by said column and connected with said treadle to yieldably retard downward movement of the arm and weight.

3. In an apparatus of the character described, a platform, sleeve uprights rising from said platform in transverse spaced relation to each other, a base having a pedestal supporting said platform, a support extending upwardly from said platform, an arm pivoted to the upper end of said support for swinging movement from a normally lowered position over the platform to a raised position, a weight carried by the free end of said arm and disposed between lower ends of said uprights when the arm is in a lowered position, a bearing bracket carried by said base, a treadle over the base having a transversely extending portion intermediate its length journaled through said bearing bracket, a pitman rod disposed vertically with its upper end pivoted to said arm and its lower end pivoted to the rear end of said treadle, a latch carried by said base for engaging the forward end portion of said treadle and releasably holding the same depressed with the arm held in a raised position, and a check carried by said pedestal and connected with said treadle to yieldably retard downward movement of the arm.

4. In an apparatus of thecharacter described, a platform, sleeve uprights rising from said platform, a base having a pedestal supporting said platform, an arm pivotally mounted for swinging movement from a lowered position over the-platform to an elevated position, a weight carried by said arm and disposed between said uprights when the arm is in its loweredposition, a hearing bracket carried by said base, a treadle over said base having a transversely extending intermediate portion journaled through said bearing, a pitman rod extending vertically and pivoted to the arm and the rear end of said treadle, a foot plate pivoted to the frontend of said treadle, and a latch pivoted to said base and having an upstanding bill for engaging the forward portion of the treadle and a forwardly extending actuating arm disposedunder said foot plate for engagement thereby to move the latch toa releasing position when the foot plate is rocked in one direction.

JAMES AJPEYTON. CHARLES W. PEYTON. 

